Press Release: Meeting the Challenge of Linguistic Diversity

Concerted action is needed to nurture and encourage Europe's rich heritage of linguistic diversity. This is the conclusion of the conference on “Linguistic Diversity: A Challenge for European Cities and Regions” at Rovinj, Croatia on 22-23 March 2001, which was organised by the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE), the Croatian Ministry of European Integration and the European Union Committee of the Regions(CoR).